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Post by roodog575 on Oct 17, 2020 23:20:07 GMT -5
Hello,
I picked up a Super EZ Automatic today in pretty good shape. The owner thought it had an bar oil leak. Upon closer inspection, I can see it’s coming from a small vent hole in oil cap. The gasket fits nicely and it’s not leaking from the gasket area. Is there a way to address the leak/seepage coming from vent hole or is it time for a new cap.
Thanks.
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Post by undee70ss on Oct 17, 2020 23:24:58 GMT -5
There is a duckbill inside the cap that can be replaced.
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Post by roodog575 on Oct 17, 2020 23:38:43 GMT -5
Mine has a finely perforated cylindrical insert under the cap that doesn’t seem to come out so there’s no place for a duckbill.
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Post by chainsawlady on Oct 18, 2020 15:29:11 GMT -5
the cylinder insert will pick out and behind will be a duckbill which is probably rotten.chainsawlady
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Post by roodog575 on Oct 18, 2020 19:44:08 GMT -5
Ok. I’ll work on getting that out. Thank you!
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Post by roodog575 on Oct 18, 2020 19:51:17 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads-up regarding the hidden duck bill. I pulled the aerator and the duckbill was liquid goo. Replaced it with a fresh one.
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Post by rowdy235 on Oct 18, 2020 22:51:26 GMT -5
Glad you found what appears to be the issue, I've been meaning to address the one in my SEZ as well
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Post by roodog575 on Oct 19, 2020 0:23:04 GMT -5
I pulled out my XL-12 which has a vented metal cylinder vs the cylindrical aerator. The cap had been leaking as well and I thought it was cork gasket. Pulled out the vented cylinder and the duckbill was literally melted with no structure whatsoever. Soaked the vent in carb cleaner while I cleaned out the cap, reassembled with a fresh duckbill and viola, no leaking.
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Post by melonboi1 on Feb 25, 2024 14:06:05 GMT -5
Mine is different, it has a clip thing with some kind of felt inside it looks like this but there is no area for a duck bill. So how am I supposed to fix it?   |
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Post by onlyhomelites on Feb 25, 2024 22:46:16 GMT -5
I'm not sure what that cap is from, but I've never seen a Homelite cap with that type of vent setup.
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Post by melonboi1 on Feb 25, 2024 23:54:14 GMT -5
I'm not sure what that cap is from, but I've never seen a Homelite cap with that type of vent setup. Hmm, do you think I should replace it with a different one? |
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Post by undee70ss on Feb 26, 2024 5:53:02 GMT -5
I'm not sure what that cap is from, but I've never seen a Homelite cap with that type of vent setup. Hmm, do you think I should replace it with a different one? Just replace it with the proper cap, there are several on eBay Homelite part number 65284 |
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Post by melonboi1 on Feb 26, 2024 14:39:27 GMT -5
I cannot believe I thought that, I wasn’t paying attention and that was actually an oil cap for my Mac 10-10, I m sorry for the inconvenience.
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Post by mineralman2 on Feb 26, 2024 20:23:06 GMT -5
That kinda thing happens to me every day.
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